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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Modified Delphi Technique"”.
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Identification of the significant competencies in graphic design
… and educators, this study employed a modified Delphi Technique to gather data from 12 postsecondary and higher education educators and 18 industry representatives. Educators' perceptions differed from industry practitioners' perceptions for five of the competencies. However, 66 …
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Knowledge Competencies for Directors of Hospital Education
… needed by a director of hospital education. A modified Delphi technique was employed to identify these essential knowledge competencies. A secondary purpose of the study was to determine the relative importance of the identified knowledge competencies. Thirdly, the study was designed to compare …
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Competencies needed for the beginning level coronary critical care nurse: a Delphi study
… to provide safe nursing practice. A three-round modified Delphi Technique was used to elicit the authority opinions of 14 experienced clinical nurse specialists currently practicing in the coronary care unit. The nurse experts identified and verified the essential cognitive and technical skills …
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An update of the chronology of business education
… Association staff. To achieve this objective a modified Delphi technique was employed using a 29-member panel. The Delphi panel was comprised of 23 members of the Policies Commission and 6 John Robert Gregg award winners. The panel members provided expertise in business education, a national …
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Towards Defining Categories of Innovativeness for the Construction Industry
… design methodology of literature review, a modified Delphi technique and a survey instrument, this work aims to develop and present an initial validation of a framework of individual and organizational change by which such characteristics of innovativeness can be categorized. As a basis of …
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The Potential Contribution of Vocational and Technical Education to the Future Social-Economic Development of Albania
… development. This study was conducted using a Modified Delphi Technique to identify and prioritize statements generated as part of this research methodology. The study was accomplished through solicitation of responses from a 17 member panel of experts. The panel consisted of individuals …
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A role delineation study for the SME
… examinations in lean manufacturing. A modified Delphi technique was used to gather data and describe what experts in the field consider important for candidates to know and become certified in the discipline of lean manufacturing. Seventy-six Delphi panel experts were selected to serve …
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Strengths of families of at-risk youth: a Delphi study through family assessment and planning teams
… for gathering information for the study was a modified Delphi technique. The 70 FAPT representatives who participated in the study came from 17 respondent groups, (nine FAPT Communities and eight FAPT Representative areas). One aspect of the study was to find which family strengths were unique …
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The development of accreditation standards for faculty in four- year hospitality management education programs
… management education programs are accredited. A modified Delphi technique was used to determine standards and reach agreement among a panel of hospitality professionals concerning desirable standards to be used to evaluate faculty during the self-study section of the specialized accreditation …
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Developing call out criteria for South African helicopter services: A delphi study
… to the South African setting. Methods A modified Delphi technique was used to develop call-out criteria, using current literature as the basis of the study. Purposive, snowball sampling was employed to identify a sample of 118 participants locally and internationally, of which 42 …
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The influence of political risk events on the investment decisions of multinational hotel companies in Caribbean hotel projects
… were examined. Methodology for the study was a modified Delphi technique conducted in three rounds of panel considerations. Panelists were senior executives, drawn from the Caribbean Hotel Association’s Corporate Forum and from international hotel investment and consulting firms. These …
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A Practice Analysis Survey: Defining the Clinical Practice of Primary Care Physical Therapy
… (NAC) consisting of 12 subject matter experts. A modified Delphi technique was used to develop the survey instrument and it was pretested by a pilot group of seven physical therapists. The physical therapists were asked whether or not they performed each specified task, and to rate its importance …
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Clinical Experiences for Agricultural Teacher Education Programs in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia
… in the agricultural teacher education program. A modified Delphi technique was used to collect data via three questionnaires. Data were analyzed using mean scores and standard deviations of tasks rated on a five point Likert-type scale. Those tasks that the panelists rated with a standard …
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A productivity analysis of the clinical dietitian as a health care team member in the service sector
… on productivity in the service sector, a modified Delphi Technique was used to identify appropriate measures of input and output for the clinical dietitian. The information gathered from the Delphi Technique was used to develop a survey designed to measure the productivity of the clinical …
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Develoment of a guideline for professional nurses in Ghana to support self-management in patients with end-stage renal disease
… through methodological triangulation. A modified Delphi technique involving 15 experts across two rounds was used to develop and validate the guideline. Results Patients described delayed diagnoses, challenges adjusting to strict dietary and treatment requirements, emotional distress, and …
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Developing the knowledge-based human resources that support the implementation of the National Dual Training System (NDTS): evaluation of TVET teacher's competency at MARA Training Institutions
… an instructional design model. In addition, a modified Delphi technique has also been adopted throughout the process. Initially, 98 elements of competencies were listed by expert panel and rated by TVET institutions as important. Then, analysis using manual and statistical procedure found that …
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Decision making strategy in the selection of cook-chill production in hospital foodservices
… the lack of research on food service systems, a modified Delphi technique was used to identify 1) the factors critical in the process of making the decision to select/not select cook-chill and 2) the characteristics of a successful hospital cook-chill operation. The information gathered from the …
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Outcomes of a participatory approach to interpretive planning in the Shark Bay World Heritage area, Western Australia
… research. This method employed a combination of techniques, including a modified Delphi Technique based on indepth interviews, key informants, and direct prolonged emersion of the researcher in the community. The practical results of the project were the production of a stakeholder-derived …
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Where are we? Where next? An exploration into the development and implementation of practice-based interprofessional education for student pharmacists in Scotland.
… IPE initiatives. A consensus method using a modified Delphi technique was employed; with statement development informed by key findings from the first research phase and a document analysis of international IPE frameworks. A heterogenous expert panel with 45 members from key stakeholder …
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CETA and vocational education administrators' perceptions of procedures for the implementation and operation of jointly delivered programs in Virginia
… opinions? This study was conducted utilizing a modified Delphi technique and a panel of 28 experts. Panel members were divided equally between CETA and vocational education administrators and included representation from all geographic regions of Virginia. In each of the three Delphi probes, the …
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